Developed at the Autonomous
Metropolitan University in Mexico City, a polymer shows promise to
restore damaged spinal cords in human patients.
Mexican
researchers have synthesized a polymer that promises to restore the
electrical connections in a damaged spinal cord, which could help
injured people recover mobility.
The technique has been tested in rats, in which 50 percent recovered
the functioning of the spinal cord, researchers from the physics
department of the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) in Mexico
City told Tierramérica.
There is great possibility that the polymer could be used in humans
with spinal cord injuries, which, in conjunction with other medical
treatments, could return mobility, according to Roberto Olayo, research
coordinator.
The polymer they developed and synthesized in plasma is placed inside
the spinal cord. It is biocompatible and helps the cells establish
connections that had been interrupted by injury
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